Ingredipedia
Want to feast on funny food facts and fables? Or slurp up strange and spicy stories from supermarkets and society? Bite into Australia’s funnest food podcast, Ingredipedia. Each episode, competitive hosts Emily Naismith (Broadsheet, frankie magazine) and Ben Birchall (3RRR FM’s Breakfasters, Smith Journal) try to serve the most interesting stories about a specific ingredient (say, Tim Tams or chillies) in a bid for your affection. You get to vote for who was the most interesting on Instagram! It’s fun! It’s lighthearted! It’s largely unhinged! It’s the McDonald’s Happy Meal of the podcast world (but back when you actually got a Cheeseburger and a toy inside). Join us on social media for more weird and snacky food pursuits Instagram: @ingredipedia TikTok: @ingredipedia Credits Music: Jarrad Brown of Eagle and the Worm Artwork design: Jess Ramsey Photography: Phoebe Powell
Episodes
Is mortadella supposed to be nut free? And Em adds to her nut butter collection in a delicious and expensive way.
[1:03] Pistachio Papi and pistachio cream
[6:23] WTF is Dubai chocolate?
[14:18] Nut butter collection
[21:26] Mortadella investigation
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A truly nightmare-inducing therapy session. Plus, Ben tries out a recipe from one of the most untrustworthy of places.
[1:24] The terrifying scoby
[9:51] Ben's fancy concoction
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Plus we explore why pale pink is so ~edible~ through a nostalgic slice recipe and reminisce about ‘snowballs’.
[1:11] An ode to Snowballs
[6:29] Death to Chocolate Royals
[11:56] A nostalgic pink slice recipe
[16:31] Wagon Wheel hot cross buns
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File this under ‘cursed’. Sorry in advance x
[2:34] Beef fizz
[8:04] Slow cooker recipe from hell
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Big angry rants incoming! Plus, Ben admits to his dark past and redeems himself with a wild fast-food style burger.
[1:00] Cauliflower as "carbs"
[4:43] Nasi goreng
[10:22] Cauliflower... coffee?
[15:51] Chick-fil-A
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Ovalteenies… were they worth the hype? Plus, we update you on what other treasures you could find inside a bread roll at Australian school canteens.
This is the final episode in our ‘school snacks’ miniseries! Hope you enjoyed it, pals!
[1:19] Ovalteenies hype
[7:30] Lunch order nostalgia
[12:33] Zooper Dooper price discrimination
[19:45] Things in rolls
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It’s time for a school therapy session regarding Ben’s school sandwiches and there’s also a sandwich filling pop quiz! It’s lunchtime in our ‘School Snack’ miniseries and there’s sandwiches all round.
[1:06] Stras & sauce investigation
[8:29] Ben's sandwich therapy
[13:15] Illegal sandwich fillings
[16.52] Sandwich filling pop quiz
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Plus what’s changed in the biscuit space since we were at school and we delve into the wild west of sneaky snack marketing. This is part two of our school snack miniseries!
[1:19] Mamee Monster Noodles
[6:42] Biscuit improvements
[13:50) Ranking recess snacks
[21:48] Sneaky snack marketing
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Ding Ding! Time to go back to school! *Trigger: mental breakdown* This is the first episode of our new miniseries on school snacks. We’re analysing our lunchbox envy and current-day anxieties, plus giving you a vending machine tip for the ages.
[1:28] Lunchbox anxiety
[7:07] Schoolbag fruit
[11:32] Vending machine bonus
[16:07] Lunchbox envy
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We're back for 2025 with sun-ripened (ok, tinned) peaches! We're getting angry about lollies and kicking off the year by making something cursed! NOTHING HAS CHANGED EXCEPT PEACHES ARE IN SEASON AND IT'S GLORIOUS!
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We are reheating some of our fave episodes from earlier this year, reheated to perfection while Ben and Em take a mini break from recording. Back with new episodes next Monday January 20.
Huey is one of Australia’s most iconic TV chefs (hello, food-themed braces) and he is BACK! We loved watching him on school sick-days, so we lost our minds when we actually got to talk to the great man himself! We chatted...
Over the next few weeks we are reheating some of our fave episodes from earlier this year, reheated to perfection while Ben and Em take a mini break from recording. Back with new episodes on Monday January 20.
Would you try a Kewpie pudding? We make one and the results are… surprising. Plus, some ideas on how to use the last part of the Kewpie in the bottle and what to do if you’re – GOD FORBID &nda...
It's after Christmas... so it's Hot Cross Bun season!
Over the next few weeks we are reheating some of our fave episodes from earlier this year, reheated to perfection while Ben and Em take a mini break from recording. Back with new episodes on Monday January 20.
Hot Cross Bun season is the greatest time of the year. This is a pretty messy episode where we get a little creative with our hot cross bun fillings &nd...
Plus, does Em still hate black pepper after releasing the pepper episode a few months ago?
Over the next few weeks we are reheating some of our fave episodes from earlier this year, reheated to perfection while Ben and Em take a mini break from recording. Back with new episodes on Monday January 20.
This is the most heated Ingredipedia has ever got. Who knew Em and Ben had such strong opposing pepper opinions? There&rsq...
It’s been a big year for Australia’s most unhinged food podcast. To cap it off Ben invites legal action and Emily confesses her anchovy paste habits, all while we recap our fave moments from the past twelve months.
Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to us this year. We love you so much!
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Of course we mean the Milo Bars that were basically just compacted Milo... so yes, this episode is a choking hazard. We dig up the heaving chocolate graveyard for part four of our special miniseries on the discontinued snacks we want to bring back from the dead.
For all the unhinged visuals of the delicious ice-creams we talk about, make sure you follow @ingredipedia on Instagram or TikTok.
The biscuit aisle is a killing field. We dig up the full-to-the-brim biscuit graveyard for part three of our special miniseries on the discontinued snacks we want to bring back from the dead.
For all the unhinged visuals of the delicious ice-creams we talk about, make sure you follow @ingredipedia on Instagram or TikTok.
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Samboy Flavour Bombs – does your mouth shudder at the thought? We’re raiding the chip graveyard for part two of our special miniseries on the discontinued snacks we want to bring back from the dead.
For all the unhinged visuals of the delicious ice-creams we talk about, make sure you follow @ingredipedia on Instagram or TikTok.
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This is part one of our special miniseries on discontinued snacks we want to bring back from the dead – it’s all about ice-creams! Whether you like them sexist and from a food court; representing literal cannibalism or with a side of manageable risk, we have your sweet frozen needs covered.
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Hot tip: There’s an M&M’S variety in supermarkets at the moment that will leave you very disappointed. And yes, lie down on the couch because we have some M&M’S related trauma to unpack.
[0:54] M&M'S trauma dump
[6:10] Wild varieties and what to avoid
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